China's military said it had driven a U.S. warship from waters it claims in the South China Sea at the weekend and accused the United States of being the "biggest destroyer" of peace and stability in the region.
The incident highlighted the tensions in the flashpoint region and was the first such confrontation since Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden met on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summit in San Francisco earlier this month and reported progress on some of the issues that have strained ties between the global rivals.
Tian sharply criticized the United States, labeling the action a "serious violation" of China's sovereignty and security. Tian described the United States as a "security risk maker in the South China Sea" and the "biggest destroyer" of peace and stability in the region. He said troops in the region would remain on high alert.
China's claims over almost the entirety of the South China Sea have long been a point of contention, bringing it into confrontation not only with the United States but also with other regional claimants, including the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei. Beijing has consistently rejected the 2016 ruling by The Permanent Court of Arbitration, which stated that China's claims in the South China Sea have no legal basis.
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@9H79XW5Republican2yrs2Y
Increase US Naval activity in the region, especially using our submarine fleet.
@TruthHurts1012yrs2Y
I say the best way to hold China accountable is to withdraw from all these foreign conflicts and crises and instead focus on securing our own Southern Border and destroying the drug cartels they fund, not by tempting fate by dispatching a squadron of warships into disputed waters thousands of miles from home.
U.S. ship simply passed through, lawfully exercising freedom of navigation through international waters.
There was no confrontation. No one was “driven away.” No peace was disturbed. And no nation can own international waters.
Don’t listen to the propaganda.
We shouldn't have had warships there in the first place – it's none of our concern what goes on in the South China Sea. Time to exit the UN and start focusing on fixing the mess at home before we go on warmaking missions. I honestly think Biden would benefit from war with China (with his plummeting poll numbers) because he'd be seen as a wartime president. That's his strategy with Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan aid anyway.
@9H84VJF2yrs2Y
its worrying as a large percentage of our imports and general product come from China
@9H7NRMZ2yrs2Y
Gun violence and people just killing anyone when they want to and that can not be allowed
@9H7NF8F2yrs2Y
If im being completly honest I have nothing to say about this topic like i know nothing about it and I dont really want to? None of that china stuff makes sense to me and it hard for me to even wrap my head around how there was a black man saying he had a dream AND HE WAS LIVING ON THE EARTH WE LIVE ON. Its just so crazy to me .
@9H7MX582yrs2Y
U.S needs to maintain power and show who is boss
@9H7LPVG2yrs2Y
Because it directly affects the U.S. and China relationship.
@9H7KHKF2yrs2Y
it is the most important because it involves us
@9H7KC6D2yrs2Y
I personally believe it's leading to a possible conflict of air and sea between China and the United States, which I believe is extremely important for American citizens to know about. Especially those with family members in the armed forces, or those who are actively serving.
@9H7J7D62yrs2Y
The War in Ukraine and now Israel is re-directing our resources away and weakening us from within while China grows Stronger and we get weaker. Our process of reloading sold munitions takes years with the slow manufacturing we currently bear.
Though it is important, it is not something i think about daily.
@9H7F6XPIndependent 2yrs2Y
I don't want a war with China. We should be working to improve relations.
@9H7C5RY2yrs2Y
Fear of possible conflicts and war scare me.
@TruthHurts1012yrs2Y
This is precisely why Washingtonian Non-Interventionists like me prefer to stay out of foreign affairs. While what China did was clearly wrong, I can't say we should have been in those waters in the first place.
@VulcanMan6 2yrs2Y
Unless it comes to sanctioning Latin American nations, then you seem to be all in favor of messing with foreign nations' economies in the name of capitalism, right?
@9H79YFB2yrs2Y
Tensions are rising with China as our election grows closer.
@9H79BZ2Republican2yrs2Y
We should be more worried about China, not Isreal
@LynxLarry2yrs2Y
classic case of "mine's bigger than yours" mentality, and it's not exactly a mature way for two global superpowers to conduct themselves
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